Search engines and humans alike are demanding faster and faster websites — particularly Google, which has a self-professed obsession with speed.
Because of this widespread need for speed, flat-file content management systems (CMSs) have emerged as the go-to solution for startups and small businesses looking to quickly deploy lean websites.

Forrester gave a big boost to headless content management systems (CMSs) in a recent wave that prioritized platforms that use modern storage, stateless interfaces, and cloud infrastructure to deliver internet-scale content experiences on any device.
This cloud-first headless CMS model provides tangible benefits because it decouples the content and the

Approach your digital experience platform infrastructure and delivery mechanisms much the same way you shop for clothes: Know your size.
Forrester Research determines the size of an organization's digital savvy in its Digital Maturity Model (fee required), which allows you to plot your organizational maturity, offers comparative benchmarks and helps

Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) has sparked a “revolution” in how web content management (WCM) products are built.
According to Forrester Research analyst Mark Grannan, PaaS removes friction from the delivery process by automating infrastructure tasks which allows digital practitioners to focus on content.

Unless you’ve been under a rock for the past six months, you’ve seen unending media coverage related to cybersecurity.
It seems like there are a constant stream of revelations about outside actors infiltrating political organizations, private corporations and individuals.

Open source CMS projects hit the ground running in January, barely pausing after the end-of-the-year break.
A Forrester web content management Wave was released, summits were held and words of digital war were declared.

Web hosting company and internet domain registrar GoDaddy has released a new platform which combines a website builder, ecommerce tools and marketing capabilities in one package.
With the new GoCentral platform, the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company is aiming to become a one stop shop for small businesses building an online presence.

Promises made at the beginning of a new year are usually forgotten by the end of the first quarter.
Case in point: Businesses spend inordinate amounts of time developing yearly strategic plans with somewhat squishy outcomes.

Many have speculated if the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) signals the beginning of the end of content management as we know it.
But AI can give your web CMS new life and make it much richer. After all, the best ideas often come from our darkest dreams.

December is a traditionally quiet month across most industries, but the world of open source CMS never truly rests.
Sure, open source vendors (and their contributing communities alike) cooled their jets a little as the new year approached — but there was still plenty going on.

Magento Commerce this week gave new meaning to a "large round of funding," scoring $250 million from Hillhouse Capital for growth, worldwide expansion of sales, marketing and client support, new product innovation and future acquisitions.
The investment brings Magento’s market valuation to $700 million, according unnamed sources cited in the Financial Times.
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